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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Up (ranked 4219 p4p, 4204 weight class) and Bud Lawrence (ranked 400 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Back Up!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Up is out of range.
Up seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Up wants to clinch.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
Up was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence's jab looks to have found its range, popping Up under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Up on the side of the head.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
and Up counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Up avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the head.
Up takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Back Up has been cut.
Up gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence presses Up against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Up's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Lawrence. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawrence.
Up definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Up looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence throws out a powerful jab.
Up wants to clinch but Lawrence slips to the side
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Up is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Up avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence misses with a left hand
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Up looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Up tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Up takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Up displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Up fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawrence misses the body punch
and Up counters with a nice right hand that sends Lawrence toppling to the canvas! Lawrence scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Up finish him?!
Lawrence is rocked!
Up tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Up uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Up moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Up moves out of range.
Lawrence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Up looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Up wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Back Up's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Up tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Up wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Up tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body
and Up counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lawrence! Up lets Lawrence back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can Up finish him?
Up tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lawrence in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Up tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence throws a hook but Up avoids it easily.
Up tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lawrence manages to circle out of the way.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
Up fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Up avoids it with no problem.
Up looks to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Up was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Up tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Up doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Up on the side of the head.
Lawrence getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Up saw that one coming.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Up moved out of range.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Up.
A nice side step and Lawrence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Up takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawrence lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Up tries to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Up is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Bud Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence throws a monster overhand right that drops Up! Lawrence follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bud Lawrence!
During a confident post fight interview, Bud Lawrence thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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